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Technique

Red-figure

Period c. 530–320 BC
Collection 35588 vases
The technique that revolutionised Greek vase painting. Figures are left in the natural red clay colour while the background is painted black. This allowed painters to use a brush for internal details instead of an incising tool, enabling far greater naturalism, anatomical detail, and emotional expression.
35588 examples
Skyphos
Skyphos
Skyphos · ca. 325–300 BCE
Skyphos
Skyphos
Skyphos · ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta statue of a young woman
Terracotta statue of a young woman
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a horse
Terracotta statuette of a horse
late 4th century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a veiled woman
Terracotta statuette of a veiled woman
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta architectural plaque with lotus and palmette designs
Terracotta architectural plaque with lotus and palmette designs
late 4th century BCE
Terracotta tondo from a phiale (libation bowl)
Terracotta tondo from a phiale (libation bowl)
Phiale · late 4th–3rd century BCE
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Attributed to the Painter of Bari 5981 · Kantharos · ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta relief detached from a funnel-jar
Terracotta relief detached from a funnel-jar
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta relief detached from a funnel-jar
Terracotta relief detached from a funnel-jar
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta funnel-jar
Terracotta funnel-jar
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
Attributed to near the Painter of Vatican Y 5 and 6 · Oinochoe · ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta head of a boy
Terracotta head of a boy
ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Kantharos · ca. 325–300 BCE
Large mixing bowl (Calyx-Krater)
Large mixing bowl (Calyx-Krater)
Krater · about 330–300 B.C.
Terracotta kalathos (vase in the shape of a wool basket)
Terracotta kalathos (vase in the shape of a wool basket)
ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a standing woman
Terracotta statuette of a standing woman
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 300 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 300 BCE
Terracotta lekanis (dish)
Terracotta lekanis (dish)
Close in style to the Baltimore Painter · ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Attributed to the Stuttgart Group · Oinochoe · ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Attributed to the Stuttgart Group · Oinochoe · ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta comic figurine
Terracotta comic figurine
late 4th–3rd century BCE
Fragmentary terracotta relief with two horses from a vase
Fragmentary terracotta relief with two horses from a vase
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Seated boy
Seated boy
ca. 325–300 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a standing girl
Terracotta statuette of a standing girl
ca. 300 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a standing woman
Terracotta statuette of a standing woman
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta group of two girls playing a game known as ephedrismos
Terracotta group of two girls playing a game known as ephedrismos
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a draped woman
Terracotta statuette of a draped woman
ca. 315–285 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a standing woman
Terracotta statuette of a standing woman
late 4th century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a boy
Terracotta statuette of a boy
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta foot of Hadra hydria (water jar)
Terracotta foot of Hadra hydria (water jar)
Hydria
Terracotta flask
Terracotta flask
Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis
Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis
Stoke-on-Trent Painter · about 320 B.C.
Apulian Red-Figure Krater with Mascarons
Apulian Red-Figure Krater with Mascarons
Baltimore Painter · Krater · about 320 B.C.
Volute Krater with Tinia (Zeus)
Volute Krater with Tinia (Zeus)
6291 · Krater · late 4th century BCE (Early Hellenistic)
Apulian Red-Figure Kantharos
Apulian Red-Figure Kantharos
White Saccos-Kantharos Group · Kantharos · about 320 B.C.
Etruskischer Kelchkrater
Etruskischer Kelchkrater
Krater · 320-280 v. Chr.
Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis with Lid
Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis with Lid
about 320–310 B.C.
Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in Shape of Sheep's Head
Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in Shape of Sheep's Head
the Painter of Leningrad 955 · 320-310 BCE
Plastic Jug
Plastic Jug
Oinochoe · 330–300 B.C.
Terracotta jug with a pitcher-spout
Terracotta jug with a pitcher-spout
310–150 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
310–30 BCE
Terracotta spouted jar with lid
Terracotta spouted jar with lid
310–30 BCE
Fragmentary Attic Red-figure Pinax with Outlined Woman's Head
Fragmentary Attic Red-figure Pinax with Outlined Woman's Head
c. 300 BCE
Terracotta askos (flask) with two spouts
Terracotta askos (flask) with two spouts
3rd century BCE
Cup, miniature
Cup, miniature
Kylix · 3rd–2nd century BCE
Terracotta bowl fragments with graffito inscription
Terracotta bowl fragments with graffito inscription
ca. 3rd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 300 BCE
Vase
Vase
300–290 BCE
Terracotta askos (flask with a handle over the top)
Terracotta askos (flask with a handle over the top)
Compared to the Mignot Painter · ca. 300 BCE
Head of a Satyr
Head of a Satyr
3rd–1st century BCE
Object from Athens NAM
Object from Athens NAM
Pyxis · 3rd century BC
Phiale (Shallow Bowl for Pouring Ritual Libations)
Phiale (Shallow Bowl for Pouring Ritual Libations)
Greek; Campania, Italy · Phiale · 300-250 BCE
Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Oinochoe (Pitcher)
the Mattinata Painter · Oinochoe · end of 4th century BCE
Cup, miniature
Cup, miniature
Kylix · 3rd–2nd century BCE
Stemless Kylix (Drinking Cup)
Stemless Kylix (Drinking Cup)
Greek; Campania, Italy · Kylix · 300-200 BCE
Terracotta mold fragment
Terracotta mold fragment
ca. 300–100 BCE
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